A Rochester man has been charged in connection to the violent home invasion robbery of a couple in their Greece home, which happened earlier this month.

U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced Wednesday that Clarence Lambert, 22, is charged with robbery, and possessing and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime, in connection to the incident at 49 Polo Place that occurred about 3:30 p.m. Oct. 7.

According to a criminal complaint, Lambert was one of three men armed with handguns, who entered the home through the garage, and pistol-whipped jewelery wholesalers Marc and Marion Agostinelli.

Marc Agostinelli runs a business called Century Jewelery and Pawn out of his home.

After the suspects entered the home, one allegedly pointed a gun at the head of Marion Agostinelli and demanded money, jewelery and watches, and then hit her with a gun fracturing her eye orbital. Court documents state he then demanded that she go upstairs into the master bedroom, he gathered $2,000 in cash and then went to the basement where Marc Agostinelli was being held.

The suspects then reportedly ordered Marc Agostinelli to open the safe. He told them it was locked. One of the suspects hit him in the mouth with a gun knocking out several teeth, before Agostinelli opened the safe, court documents stated.

Once open, the suspects stole in excess of $20,000 in cash, five loose diamonds, and between 20 and 40 luxury watches, before locking the Agostinellis in a closet and leaving, the complaint said.

During the investigation into the crime, police identified a woman, who according to the complaint, rang the Agostinellis' door bell on Oct. 2, pretending to be in search of a house on the Polo Place. She reportedly gave a ficticious address.

On Oct. 14, this woman was named in the complaint as Jessica Moscicki. She was allegedly spotted with a person, later identified by police as Clarence Lambert, inside Rochester Pawn Brokers, at 559 State St., in Rochester. They were allegedly attempting to pawn a watch stolen from the Agostinellis' house a week earlier.

Police said they attempted to stop Lambert who fled and led officers on a foot chase. Lambert was caught hiding in a box in a garage on Frankfurt Street, and was later identified by Marc Agostinelli as one of the three armed robbers, according to court documents. He also identified Moscicki as the woman who came to his house on Oct. 2.

Despite the arrest, Lambert has not been found guilty of any crime and is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

However, if found guilty Lambert faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for the robbery charge; and a minimum sentence of seven years in prison, with a maximum of life, and a $250,000 fine for the possession and brandishing of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence charge.